tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73558384099734272132024-02-18T22:32:54.892-08:00Estate Planning NewsJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comBlogger570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-48247519688464098022021-04-11T21:04:00.001-07:002021-04-11T21:04:59.460-07:00 The Morning Line - John Brannen Edition<p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bit late on posting this, but I guest wrote <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/blogs/daugherty-blog/2021/04/09/guest-tml-its-time-john-brannen-uc-basketball-move/7155017002/">Paul Daugherty's The Morning Line </a>again on Friday. I went deep on the rift between Brannen and UC and concluded that UC should simply pay him his buy out money and move on because the relationship (and program) was irreparably damaged. UC fired him four hours later. I also wrote about the Bengals and their certitude that their ways are the best ways. I hope you like it.</span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NpZFLCox1NYgK26Kwb9fcBYQ9qsXRSv_Oi4-RfH7MAOggU7vC1pJBanIpDrvKxSQDGQqzZWLp0F6vV2fpjcNcZAmB0pm71CJ9JVSSk6XogZ-KTVL3whf-12dK35I6tqVqzQmiJKQ_v0/s660/brannen+tml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NpZFLCox1NYgK26Kwb9fcBYQ9qsXRSv_Oi4-RfH7MAOggU7vC1pJBanIpDrvKxSQDGQqzZWLp0F6vV2fpjcNcZAmB0pm71CJ9JVSSk6XogZ-KTVL3whf-12dK35I6tqVqzQmiJKQ_v0/s320/brannen+tml.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photo credit: Kareem Elgazzar for Cincinnati Enquirer</span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">License: Fair Use/I wrote the article</span></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-9977868283762147082021-01-24T08:34:00.001-08:002021-01-24T08:34:40.959-08:00Texas Toast and Nebraska Will Contest<p> Michael Brinkman was murdered in 2016 by two men dressed in clown masks and Santa hats. They were looking for $200K he allegedly had in a safe. <a href="https://starherald.com/news/regional_statewide/high-court-affirms-conviction-in-west-omaha-texas-toast-murder/article_eea7c02c-2d3e-5960-9112-575d672d4fb2.html">One of the men was caught and convicted based on DNA from a piece of Texas Toast from Raising Cane’s that fell out of his pocket and was traced to him</a>.</p>
<p>Brinkman was survived by two children - Nicole and Seth. His will defined Seth as his son and the term “children” to include Seth and any children born after the will signing (Nicole was older). The will then left everything to his issue (a legal term for descendants). Nicole, who was not mentioned in the will, challenged it arguing that she was entitled to half of the estate because she was “issue” of Brinkman.</p>
<p>The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that Nicole was entitled to half of the estate. To disinherit someone under a will in Nebraska, the person must be specifically excluded by the will.</p>
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<p>1. It is best to name disinherited children, or other possible excluded heirs, in a will so they cannot make the argument that Nicole did.</p>
<p>2. Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to leave a dollar to someone who is being disinherited. Simply naming them as excluded is sufficient.</p>
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It is also best not to carry partially eaten fast food in a pocket, especially when engaging in criminal activity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZR4o1wGd1Er1L3eIbB2B14pDqbJQtmF2JtIy04h4UvCcQhajnBE_I7W8_hu3QhvMLW1F7ckolrhIHSZO1pumQ7ypoMdPWyzVGJKup9SvnRR3Uso_rq97ZiL9WSeLYN1H55uZAxhzq_o/s546/michael+brinkman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZR4o1wGd1Er1L3eIbB2B14pDqbJQtmF2JtIy04h4UvCcQhajnBE_I7W8_hu3QhvMLW1F7ckolrhIHSZO1pumQ7ypoMdPWyzVGJKup9SvnRR3Uso_rq97ZiL9WSeLYN1H55uZAxhzq_o/s320/michael+brinkman.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: Nicole Brinkman</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">License: Fair Use/Education</span></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-37505404872037406702021-01-20T19:44:00.003-08:002021-01-20T19:44:36.126-08:00 Where Does the Time Go?<p><span style="background-color: color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had lunch with Doug Corn today. With the inauguration of President Biden on TV, we toasted that Doug had invited Blair and me to attend the Inauguration of President Bush in 2005. My sister, Jen, was in DC and attended the festivities with us.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7i5hmXBgH-JegTcIphMj0bCN0sGGU6qh2M-Dtl4AAhrnfA6WVEnkypKbP5Vct0g_8tLdVqgqrHRxziaAO5NQ5MhGU1M8a_G90nbqCklwlbqBViJIL_vnmi-xAAXH5_uB5SKQVimcFBc/s2048/JayBlair_Capitol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7i5hmXBgH-JegTcIphMj0bCN0sGGU6qh2M-Dtl4AAhrnfA6WVEnkypKbP5Vct0g_8tLdVqgqrHRxziaAO5NQ5MhGU1M8a_G90nbqCklwlbqBViJIL_vnmi-xAAXH5_uB5SKQVimcFBc/s320/JayBlair_Capitol.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAqViG7rPeyjVJ7jaorqfvXrVyB3lmDLqMCMGBjmOqslWyBGM-L5Nno34GIcHLGtSXwe9EGLsmUC_Qunm2y-uGeyGFkFgEKGyBRcBQO_KByI64QfZhJZTR80n0PYSoikZT1CMoQsGztw/s2048/Blair_Ball_Seal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAqViG7rPeyjVJ7jaorqfvXrVyB3lmDLqMCMGBjmOqslWyBGM-L5Nno34GIcHLGtSXwe9EGLsmUC_Qunm2y-uGeyGFkFgEKGyBRcBQO_KByI64QfZhJZTR80n0PYSoikZT1CMoQsGztw/s320/Blair_Ball_Seal2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4vVgOVh2gznd492qtdS9LbZPYbQ_YTqLMbWfC0xFjwGHNtZnJ1A8WAtJtb20NipuuH2ZhucpOuFr5jWQoYf6NxrP5X9bwirER0suApWwKzLKZOtIcgRC6MF-ZzNgbJMwYj5GeLd_9AA/s2048/JayJenBlair_Ball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1372" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4vVgOVh2gznd492qtdS9LbZPYbQ_YTqLMbWfC0xFjwGHNtZnJ1A8WAtJtb20NipuuH2ZhucpOuFr5jWQoYf6NxrP5X9bwirER0suApWwKzLKZOtIcgRC6MF-ZzNgbJMwYj5GeLd_9AA/s320/JayJenBlair_Ball.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-64437945479287553412020-12-25T08:43:00.002-08:002020-12-25T08:43:37.290-08:00Merry Christmas<p>From our family to yours. Wishing you the best.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1imFo_qldb8uzfR9PMzLcI-6P3iChy_eTvvFPEqezQ8EfO6PS6SvLrxu4CwjOArekwkLL4mpxe5mVGawZM3WnaYZo3VBRZhMl5G5HJZNsWl2OvS9d4K_asOiYc4bun8cqXQ_Tv6vZNJw/s1781/family+christmas+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="1336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1imFo_qldb8uzfR9PMzLcI-6P3iChy_eTvvFPEqezQ8EfO6PS6SvLrxu4CwjOArekwkLL4mpxe5mVGawZM3WnaYZo3VBRZhMl5G5HJZNsWl2OvS9d4K_asOiYc4bun8cqXQ_Tv6vZNJw/s320/family+christmas+edited.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-18682565046112167072020-12-23T14:46:00.002-08:002020-12-23T14:46:52.554-08:00The Morning Line (First Time in Nine Months)<p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wrote <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-daugherty/2020/12/18/guest-tml-buckle-up-cincinnati-2020-sports-awards/3955052001/">Paul Daugherty's The Morning Line blog</a> for the Cincinnati Enquirer on Friday. I made up and handed out year end "awards" particularly to the pitiful Cincinnati Bengals. I hope you enjoy it.</span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno_yjK-q2OuFuJeHJxfRhTO55g_uMGOqYzIDYZ9kUQ-BSstTV8xSWgvC9g2kPhZ_0VIw5wWK3P3mYF2CT2iDm6lXcamE4QJlrMVWpcMYKB2f18yyUB8ojyM25KDERbm-KFJmPyQh8ooM/s660/9bcefe76-a4c0-4e74-9c30-4daa30ece1e5-fick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno_yjK-q2OuFuJeHJxfRhTO55g_uMGOqYzIDYZ9kUQ-BSstTV8xSWgvC9g2kPhZ_0VIw5wWK3P3mYF2CT2iDm6lXcamE4QJlrMVWpcMYKB2f18yyUB8ojyM25KDERbm-KFJmPyQh8ooM/s320/9bcefe76-a4c0-4e74-9c30-4daa30ece1e5-fick.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-53200877102610087472020-06-01T18:50:00.000-07:002020-06-01T18:50:47.262-07:00Be HereI am there.<br />
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-82102266337219339202020-04-12T15:18:00.000-07:002020-04-12T15:18:34.384-07:00Tiger King Is Everywhere (Including Here)<div style="background-color: font-family: font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81115994" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">“Tiger King” is the exploitative Netflix series</a> that even has the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/08/trump-pardon-tiger-king-joe-exotic-president-jokes-hell-take-look/2974314001/" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">DC press corps asking questions about pardons to President Trump</a>. One of the plot lines is the disappearance of Don Lewis and Joe Exotic’s (and Lewis’ daughters’) allegations that Lewis’ wife, Carole Baskin, killed Lewis and fed him to their lions in 1997.</div>
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For those not watching the show, Lewis and his much younger wife operated a large cat sanctuary in Florida. Lewis had a limited education (he filed legal docs with “enough” spelled “enouf”) but had made decent money in scrap metals and better money buying real estate subject to unpaid property taxes.</div>
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Lewis disappeared in 1997 without a trace. He had purchased a plane ticket to Costa Rica where he owned property and <a href="https://bigcatrescue.org/refuting-netflix-tiger-king/" style="color: text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">where he allegedly went to have daily sex while his wife was menstruating</a> (gosh, I know this is tawdry, but she blogged about it). His car was found at a small airport 40 miles from his home. His passport was not swiped in Costa Rica nor the U.S.</div>
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Lewis left a power of attorney prepared by his wife in late 1996 that said that she could control his finances in the event of his disability or “disappearance.” Although I have not seen his will, it allegedly referred to “his kidnapping or disappearance.” His wife reportedly inherited $4 million and Lewis’ daughters from his first marriage received $1 million from a trust when he was declared dead in 2002. His daughters allege that the will and powers of attorney were forged. They also have accused Carole of killing him. Due to the publicity generated by the series, <a href="https://time.com/5813268/tiger-king-carole-baskin-don-lewis-case/" style="color: text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">the sheriff in Hillsborough County has re-opened the investigation into the disappearance of Lewis</a>.</div>
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So many thoughts, but let’s keep them to a minimum which is difficult to do over 7 episodes and countless blog posts and Internet stories:</div>
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1. <a href="https://www.bcrwatch.com/uploads/2/6/8/1/26816874/dpoa.pdf" style="color: text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">The power of attorney is available on-line</a>. It is professionally prepared with no typos with full justification of the margins even though prepared by Carole. It is possible she downloaded the template from Nolo, but highly unlikely that it included “disappearance” relating to its effectiveness.</div>
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2. In 33 years of preparing powers of attorney, I have never conditioned their effectiveness on “disappearance.”</div>
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3. <a href="https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/04/04/tiger-king-carole-baskin-missing-hubby-had-house-butler-mistress-in-costa-rica-sheriff-reveals/" style="color: text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">A will that refers to “kidnapping or disappearance”</a> does not make sense because wills only become effective upon death.</div>
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4. The power of attorney and will allegedly had the same witnesses, <a href="https://www.bcrwatch.com/missing-co-founder.html" style="color: text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">one of whom later said she did not actually witness the signing</a>.</div>
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5. Although Lewis’ daughters alleged “forgery’, they likely meant that their father was unaware of the specifics of the documents he signed.</div>
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6. Lewis’ assistant, Ann McQueen, has alleged that she had the original power of attorney and will in her possession but Carole removed them from her office after his disappearance. When I suspect that documents might be contentious if they disappear, I offer to retain the originals.</div>
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7. Wow, there is a bunch of smoke here, including the refusal of Carole to take a polygraph test and allow an inspection of her property, but I have no snarky observation. A slander suit from these litigious folks is not worth it.<br />
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When Kobe Bryant, aka the Black Mamba, died in January he left a trust for the benefit of his widow, Vanessa, and their daughters. The trust was last amended before the birth of his youngest daughter, Capri, who is no<span class="text_exposed_show">t mentioned as a beneficiary. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport/nba/kobe-bryant-death-wife-vanessa-capri-judge-trust-a9410591.html?fbclid=IwAR1Ho3yo-8oNuIRf1GY0QNSDBySXB9zjb9w6UBpe5U7SBOlFQvXjW5NY_JQ">His widow has petitioned the LA Superior Court to add Capri as a beneficiary of the trust.</a></span><br />
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1. When drafting a trust, I usually refer to “children” so clients do not have to amend their trusts when they have additional children. The exception is when there is the possibility of illegitimate children who should be excluded.<br />
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2. Kobe created his trust in 2003 and had amended it when each daughter was born, except for his youngest. Apparently, it is easy to get distracted and waste time when retired.<br />
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3. Kudos to Vanessa. Usually, people are suing to exclude people from a trust rather than include them.<br />
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Juice WRLD was a 21 year old rapper who died late last year from an opioid overdose. He allegedly swallowed several Percocet pills to hide them from police who were waiting to search his private plane for drugs and guns upon landing in Chicago.</div>
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His mother has asked to be appointed as his estate representative. T<a href="https://cassiuslife.com/139126/juice-wrld-estate-worth-3-million/?fbclid=IwAR1qx2xPa_zCHZ94so44Vm3oK8IcyRmg_bWDlyD-V3KbGHAm_RpB0KTYGng">he estate was recently revealed to be worth $3.2 million</a>. His assets consist of a Miami condo worth $1.5 million, a bank account valued at $<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">1 million, and personal property (mostly watches and jewelry) worth $450K. TMZ reported that he might have additional assets in a trust</span></div>
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2. His estate will increase in size because the single he recorded with Eminem and which was released posthumously (for him) hit Number 3 on the US music charts and went Number One in the UK (apologies for channeling Casey Kasem).</div>
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3. It is nice that TMZ finally acknowledged that celebrities might have assets in a trust which are not included in probate filings, but in this case that is misplaced. If a man did not have a will (his mom is asking to be appointed as administrator, she is not designated as executrix in his will), he did not have a trust.</div>
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4. Unsurprisingly, like most Millenials and Gen Z-ers, Mr. WRLD apparently did not own any stocks or bonds. Consider his heirs fortuitous.</div>
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-36501234000549563862020-03-08T18:00:00.000-07:002020-03-15T18:02:14.772-07:00Knives OutThe film “Knives Out” is an award nominated dark comedy written by Rian Johnson, who is best (and actually only) known as the writer and director of “The Last Jedi”, the 8th installment of the “Star Wars” saga. The film involves the death of the patriarch of a family, his will, and the machinations of his family to obtain his estate. It also involves the Hercule Poirot-esque detective played by Daniel Craig investigating the death.<br />
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Without revealing any significant plot parts, I noticed a few estate planning points:<br />
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1. Will readings are entirely a creative device for Hollywood. I have never been part of one in 30+ years of practice.<br />
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2. The grandchildren were part of the angry family pining for an inheritance, but rarely would grandchildren inherit a meaningful sum from their grandparent unless their own parent were deceased.<br />
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3. The film did correctly reference the Slayer Statute.<br />
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4.Channeling my Gene Siskel, skinny, late middle-aged, bald man critic mode - if you are looking for something to stream, “Knives Out” is much more entertaining than the multitude of sequels and re-makes released by Hollywood last year.<br />
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I wrote Paul Daugherty's The Morning Line blog for the Cincinnati Enquirer again today. I riffed on the arrogance of the Bengals, the over-achieving of UC hoops, the inanity of the Presidential primary process, and a brief trip report about our month in Phoenix. I hope you enjoy it.</div>
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I am back after a two month hiatus fostered by writing for other projects, being slammed at work, re-locating our lives to Phoenix for five weeks, and suffering a dearth of worthwhile news in the celebrity estate planning area. Who knew that the death of a 103 year Hollywood icon would snap the streak?</div>
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Media outlets, led by the Daily Mirror from London, are reporting that the recently deceased <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kirk-douglas-leaves-entire-61m-21559141?fbclid=IwAR1X3raM4afOIgRY2jcGM3qXjSi248sCGZ_kWlb89zvr26Ml_W0osqKgbOQ">Kirk Douglas left $50 million of his $61 million fortune to charity</a>. Specifically, he left the money to the Douglas Foundation which he and his 100 year old widow, founded in 1964. All accounts seem flummoxed by where he left the remaining $11 million of his estate. The same reports want to scandalize the fact that he did not leave any money to his famous son, Michael Douglas. No links to his actual will have appeared on line yet.</div>
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1. California is a community property state which means that Douglas’ widow, Anne, likely has an estate also worth $61 million.</div>
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2. In 2020, an individual may leave $11.6 million free of estate taxes to children or other individuals. It is not a coincidence that $11 million is the amount of funds that the reporters cannot account for. Those funds will likely fund a trust for his wife and two sons.</div>
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3. It is extremely rare to leave funds to a child while a spouse is living.</div>
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4. Michael Douglas is reportedly worth $300 million which is more than he can spend in his remaining years. It does not make sense to leave any funds to an independently wealthy 75 year old cancer survivor who will pay estate taxes on 40% of the inherited assets at the time of his death.</div>
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5. Journalism is not hard, but it certainly is lazy when journalists are afraid to have reliable sources and to ask questions about concepts with which they are unfamiliar.</div>
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Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-62079453751893457582019-12-21T11:21:00.000-08:002019-12-21T11:21:08.657-08:00The Morning Line - Year End Awards<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: font-size: 16px;">I guest wrote Paul Daugherty’s </span><a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/blogs/daugherty-blog/2019/12/20/guest-tml-cincinnati-sports-fans-heres-your-2019-year-end-awards/2708606001/" style="background-color: font-size: 16px; outline-offset: -2px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-out 0s;">TML blog for the Cincinnati Enquirer</a><span style="background-color: font-size: 16px;"> again yesterday. I handed out some year end “awards” while being critical of the Bengals and their coach. I hope you enjoy it.</span></span><br />
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3. In Ohio, spouses may only elect against the assets passing through probate. In NY, spouses may elect to take 1/3 of all assets, including those in a trust and others passing outside probate.<br />
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4. You might think I am cynical, but I find it odd that a woman who left her husband uses the Instagram hashtag #loveneverdies.<br />
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Finally, there is some estate planning news to write about. Gloria Cary was an American woman who was the second wife of the eccentric eighth Earl of Bathurst. When the Earl died in 2011, he left his home and surrounding real estate, valued at $17 million, to his son, and the rest of his estate to his widow.</div>
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Typically, his widow and son did not get along even though the couple had been married for more than 30 years. After the Earl’s death, the widow w<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">as forced to vacate the family home inherited by the son. She sued for permission to visit the home to view the family’s collection of heirlooms, but she was denied by her step-son.</span></div>
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1. At least the son inherited a significant amount upon the death of his father and was not disinherited entirely.</div>
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2. Inheriting an English estate is a double edged sword because the maintenance costs can be stratospheric.</div>
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3. If the Earl of Bathurst (“Barmy Bathurst”) wanted to ensure his son received some of his fortune, he should have created a trust to benefit his wife with the remainder going to his son. Although a trust might have been a step too far for an eccentric.</div>
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4. Of course, if the son wanted to inherit more than the house, he should have acquiesced to his step-mom’s request to occasionally visit and wander around the property.</div>
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Episode is <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/user/9809065/bill-cunningham-11-11-19">here </a>(my part is towards the end at the 88 minute mark).<br />
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718859241222425329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355838409973427213.post-50850712993323821852019-11-10T19:23:00.000-08:002019-11-10T19:23:06.822-08:00TML - The Bengals Edition<span style="background-color: color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I guest wrote Paul Daugherty's <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/blogs/daugherty-blog/2019/11/08/tml-cincinnati-bengals-mike-brown-nfl-standings-2020-nfl-draft/2528964001/">The Morning Line Blog</a> on Friday. I focused on the Bengals and a possible solution for their ills. I also gave a brief trip report for our South Africa trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Janice and I were in South Africa and Zambia for 10 days on one of our best trips ever. We visited Cape Town and the surrounding area, spent three nights on a safari, and visited Victoria Falls and its Devil's Pool. Pic is from hike up Table Mountain in Cape Town. We cannot recommend the trip enough.</span></div>
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2. His estate will likely not have to pay any federal estate taxes because administration expenses (and perhaps state estate taxes) will reduce the net value below the $11.2 million in effect last year.<br />
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3. For an artist with a short career with a limited reach and the decline of physical media, a value of $5 million for the master recordings seems optimistic.
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Had lunch in Greenville yesterday with Steve Gruber, my high school cross country and track coach. His coaching and advice were an important part of my high school years and later running experience. It was great to catch up with him and see how he has not aged.</div>
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<span style="background-color: "><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apologies for not posting much recently. The celebrity estate planning news world has been incredibly quiet except for the court hearing about Britney Spears’ conservatorship and continued fighting about who will administer Aretha Franklin’s estate. Also, I have been out of town nearly every weekend. Here is a pic from last weekend’s bike trip to Asheville with my cycling/skiing buddies. Estate planning post to follow.</span></span></div>
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